When duty call, the leader Pep come hard  Try to dis my girl Salt, up goes my guard  Still feminine, feminine still, yes  But then next pump a hundred weight bench press  So what it mean, Pep? I'm not impressed  Cuz I wear the pants, and you wear the dress  Punk, you're lovin' stunk, you're not a hunk  This is independent funk    And I'm gettin' ready for the year 2000  Independent - yes, I'm housin'  Independent - yeah, now watch me  Independent - no one can stop me    Woman and I am independent  I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it  Cuz you need me, and I don't need you  So listen close, boy, to my independent funk  Yeah, can you feel it?  Yes, it's my, it's my independent funk    (Yawn) You're sleepy, go to bed  Wanna step? Go ahead and jet  Now wake up from your dreamin' cuz you're dealin' with the Pep  Like Oakley from the Knicks, yes, I'm havin' a ball  You think because you're leaving that I'm gonna take a fall?  It was small thing, oooo, it was really too small  Livin' large, boy, standing ten feet tall  Now my heart won't dent, keep the money I lent  And don't forget I pay the rent, this is my apartment  I'm independent    I am independent  That's right I said it, and be damn sure I meant it  Cuz a girl like me can have anybody  So give my love, boy, to my independent funk  Hey...    Salty the V.I.P., you should have stuck with me  What are you stupid? Huh, my pockets run deep  So flex the Rolex and the sex that I gave ya  In jail with no bail and now nothin' can save ya  You want me to visit? I ain't with it lizard  We had magic now ya lost without the love wizard  Ya had to cross me, and now you lost me  Get off me softy, I'm the boss, see?  You can't disguise the lies in your eyes - you're not a heartbreaker  You're a fraud, and I'm bored - you're a fake faker  It's too late to debate with the moneymaker  After while, crackhead - see ya later, gator    Woman and I am independent  I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it  Cuz you need me, and I don't need you  So listen close, boy, to my independent funk  Yeah, so funky, so funky    No, no, no more nookie for you cuz I gave ya the boot  Go ahead and go in your Yugo, gonna miss the Benz Coupe, hometroop  Who's supportin' ya now?  Got a job or do ya rob? I heard you're sellin' drugs - wow  Big man, huh? But just understand Uncle Sam know the scam  You'll end up in the can  Singin' a sad song cuz you did me wrong  Couldn't fool me for long, I got it goin' on  I'm independent    Yes, I am independent  That's right I said it, and be damn sure I meant it  Cuz a girl like me can have anybody  So give my love, boy, to my independent funk  Hey yeah...my independent funk  It's just an independent funk  Get with this independent funk    You're a baby so maybe you just needed a babysitter  Bitter? I figure I'm rid of a piece of litter  Tiger, tigger, I bounce back, and you're a quitter  Your girl is gone for good so just forget her  You're blind, you'll never find another better  Your mind stays on a behind in a tight sweater  Burned your flowers and your love letters  Never a tear will I shed  I'm independent    Yes, I am independent  I make my own money so don't tell me how to spend it  Cuz you need me, and I don't need you  So listen close, boy, to my independent funk  Yeah...